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Odessa is a big small town of 5,620 people in Lafayette County, Missouri. It's about 33 miles from Kansas City, MO. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 13 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $238k and rent runs about $1k a month.
5,620people
$238kTypical home
$1,063/moRent
87° / 37°Summer / winter
13"Snow
247Sunny days
101Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,620
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,371 people per sq mi
- 33 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 33 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 13 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $238k (≈$1,502/mo)
- Median rent $1,063/mo
- Median household income $100k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 0.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 37°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 247 sunny days a year (103 totally clear)
- 118 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 101 days a year with rain or snow
- 13" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 17 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (49 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (157 per 100k)
People
- Median age 40
- 30% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 31% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 45 mi to MCI airport
- 45 mi to MCI (major hub)
- 20 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1991
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,004 ft
- 623 mi to the ocean
- 338 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 30 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 13 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 240 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 20 bars within 25 mi
- 59 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 13 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 28 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 47% of Missouri districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 18 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 9 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 14 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Lafayette County: R+49 in 2024
- Missouri: R+18 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk